Chet - 2020 European Not Now label 9-track LP - 180 gram Vinyl

2020 reissue of great singer, trumpetists and composers album issued of the Riverside label in 1959... sometimes subtitled The Lyrical Trumpet of Chet Baker.... and featuring nine standard ballads 

Chesney Henry Baker Jr was more than just a trumpet player. He was so many things to so many people. To some, a Bix Beiderbecke for the post-bebop generation, forever creating lyrical phrases that sometimes jumped for joy, or opting for a melancholy beauty, so sad you could almost hear the tears falling. To others he was a flawed Hollywood hero, a face that set him apart from the usual run of 52nd Street icons; a From Here To Eternity Montgomery Clift or James Dean in headhung frustration in Rebel Without A Cause. Released in 1959 the Chet album proved to be one of the trumpet star’s last offerings before heading back to Europe for what would become know as the Milano sessions.

The Allmusic review by Dave Nathan awarded the album 4 stars and states: "Chet is a good album to hear Baker's special way with the horn, and is made even more attractive with the presence and contributions of top jazz artists".

The album is pressed on 180 gram vinyl - delivered in a picture cover with alternate artwork compare tothe original

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Alone Together (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) 6:46
2. How High the Moon (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) 3:31
3. It Never Entered My Mind (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) 4:36
4. 'Tis Autumn (Henry Nemo) 5:12

Side 2:
1. If You Could See Me Now (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) 5:11
2. September Song (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) 3:00
3. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (Cole Porter) 4:38
4. Time on My Hands (You in My Arms) (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) 4:27
5. You and the Night and the Music (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) 3:50

Recorded December 30, 1958 & January 19, 1959 at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City

Credits
Chet Baker - Trumpet
Bill Evans - Piano (Except It Never Entered My Mind and September Song)
Herbie Mann - Alto Flute (except It Never Entered My Mind and Time On My Hands)
Pepper Adams - Baritone Saxophone (except It Never Entered My Mind and Time On My Hands)
Paul Chambers - Bass (It Never Entered My Mind)
"Philly" Joe Jones - Drums ('Tis Autumn, Time On My Hands and You And The Night And The Music)
Connie Kay - Drums (except 'Tis Autumn, Time On My Hands and You And The Night And The Music)
Kenny Burrell - Guitar (It Never Entered My Mind and September Song)

Technical Credits:
Orrin Keepnews - Production
Jack Higgins - Recording Engineer

Artwork:
Glenn Matthews - Liner Notes